Re:Ask HN: Why is there a black bar added on top?
by skimmas on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @12:04PM
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Or you can take the "for whom the bell tolls approach"
Re:Ask HN: Why is there a black bar added on top?
by patrickread on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @12:52PM
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I noticed it on here last night (ET) between news of Grove's death and the Brussels bombing. Not trying to be pedantic, but it definitely seems to be in honor of Andy Grove.
Re:Ask HN: Why is there a black bar added on top?
by st3v3r on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @01:01PM
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I didn't. I got to work this morning and saw it. It easily could have been either.
Re:Ask HN: Why is there a black bar added on top?
by orthoganol on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @12:55PM
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Given that terrorist bombings like Brussels happen with much greater frequency in other parts of the world, do you really think HN will only choose to 'mourn' when it happens to a Western European country? It's for Andy.
Re:Ask HN: Why is there a black bar added on top?
by devteambravo on Tuesday March 22, 2016 @12:53PM
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Pretty simple really. The black bar is for tech related losses. Otherwise, the black bar would be there everyday.
In fact I've just arbitrarily decided that it is, because there is no official word either way. If I go off and do research into what happened today Brussels makes just as much or as little sense as Andy Grove. Both are on the front page.
Anyone who disagrees needs to show me why it is an Andy Grove bar instead of a Brussels bar? And, yes, I am intentionally being obstinate to make a point.